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  1. Share Your Personal Mental Health Story; Find Your Therapist; About ADAA. About Us. Mission Statement; ... Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Webinar. Calming the Inner-Chatter of Your Mind. Advertisement. ... Explore self-help and research-focused mental health books focusing on anxiety disorders and depression written by ADAA mental health ...
    • OCD

      The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder among children and adolescents is in the range of 1% to 3% (Flament MF, Whitaker A, Rapoport JL, et al. Obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescence: an epidemiological study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1988;27:764-771; 10.

  2. Anxiety results when threatening repressed ideas or emotions are close to breaking through. Use of defense mechanisms. - Behavioral: anxiety is a learned response to specific environmental stimuli. - Cognitive: anxiety disorders are caused by distortions in an individual's thoughts and perceptions.
  3. The prevalence of obsessive-compulsive disorder among children and adolescents is in the range of 1% to 3% (Flament MF, Whitaker A, Rapoport JL, et al. Obsessive compulsive disorder in adolescence: an epidemiological study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1988;27:764-771; 10.
  4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a complicated and debilitating mental illness. By the definition in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (APA, 2013), OCD is classified as a neurological disorder where a person will perform a series of rituals or compulsions in response to persistent and unwanted intrusive thoughts or obsessions.
  5. hcpc.uth.edu

    UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center

    https://hcpc.uth.edu › pages › wimi › ocd.htm

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder usually runs in families, and accompanying disorders, other anxiety disorders and depression, are also common not only in the victim but family members as well. Other factors, such as head trauma, birth trauma, epilepsy and other serious illnesses, are believed to cause or complicate obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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  7. mentalhealthfoundation.org

    Diagnosing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A diagnosis of OCD is based on symptoms and is made after making sure nothing else is going on that might be causing it. Tools like the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and other criteria in the DSM-5 can be used to assess and rate the severity of the condition.
  8. mentalhealthinportsmouth.co.uk

    Explains obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including possible causes and how you can access treatment and support. ... But research suggests that it may be to do with personal experiences, and biological factors. This page explains more about these factors. On this page: Personal experiences and OCD; ... anxiety, and some other mental health ...
  9. Most people have occasional obsessive thoughts or compulsive behaviors. In an obsessive-compulsive disorder, however, these symptoms generally last more than an hour each day and interfere with daily life. Obsessions are intrusive, irrational thoughts or impulses that repeatedly occur. People with these disorders know these thoughts are ...
  10. cumminsbhs.org

    Jan 20, 2024Obsessive-compulsive disorder, commonly abbreviated as OCD, is an anxiety-related mental health disorder characterized by unwanted, intrusive thoughts and repetitive, ritual-like behaviors. These intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors are called "obsessions" and "compulsions", respectively, which is how the disorder gets its name.
  11. nimh.nih.gov

    This brochure provides information on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) including signs and symptoms, causes, and treatment options such as psychotherapy and medication. ... sniffing, or grunting sounds. It is common for people with OCD to also have a diagnosed mood disorder or anxiety disorder. ... Mental health professionals can work with ...

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